There is There are in English is very easy

1. There is and There are

2. There is and There are
There is or there are is used to say that something
exists in a particular place.
There is → singular.
There are → plural.
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3. There is (singular)
 There is = There’s (positive).
 There is not = There isn’t (negative).
 Is there …? (yes/no question).
 Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t. (short answers).
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4. A or An (singular)
 A is always before a consonant.
 An is always before a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
Examples
1. There is a banana on the table.
2. There’s an onion in the fridge.
3. There isn’t a cabbage in the kitchen.
4. Is there an apple on the table?
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5. There are (plural)
 There are (positive).
 There are not = There aren’t (negative).
 Are there …? (yes/no question).
 Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t. (short answers).
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6. Examples
1. There are two apples in the fridge.
2. There aren’t carrots in the kitchen.
3. Are there apples in the fridge?
Yes, there are.
No, there aren’t.
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7. Plural endings
 s → in general we use s to make a plural.
Carrot → Carrots. / Apple → Apples.
 ies → consonant + y: change y to ies.
Cherry → Cherries. / Strawberry → Strawberries.
 es → ch, sh, ss, s, x, o and z: add es.
Tomato → Tomatoes. / Peach → Peaches.
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8. Countable nouns

9. Countable nouns
 A countable noun may be preceded by a or an
in its singular form.
 It also has a plural form.
 It answers the question how many?
1. There is an orange on the table.
2. There are two oranges on the table.
3. How many oranges are there on the table?
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10. Uncountable nouns

11. Non-countable nouns
 A non-countable noun is never preceded by a or
an.
 It never has a plural form.
 It answers the question how much?
1. There is water in the glass.
2. There isn’t sugar in the jar.
3. How much water is there in the bottle?
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12. Some and any

13. Some
 Countable or non-countable.
 Positive forms.
 Singular or plural.
There is some water in the bottle.
There are some apples in the fidge.
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14. Any [eni]
 Countable or non-countable.
 Negative and question forms.
 Singular or plural.
1. There isn’t any water in the bottle.
2. There aren’t any apples in the fidge.
3. Is there any water in the bottle?
4. Are there any apples in the fridge?
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15. Some uncountable nouns

16. Common non-countable nouns
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Whole groups made up of similar items clothing, food, fruit, furniture, garbage, jewelry, junk,
luggage, mail, makeup, money, cash, change, traffic,
etc.
Fluids and liquids water, coffee, milk, tea, oil, soup, gasoline, ink, blood,
soda, wine, etc.
Solids ice, bread, butter, cheese, meat, gold, iron, silver, glass,
paper, carton, wood, cotton, etc.
Gases steam, air, oxygen, nitrogen, smoke, pollution, smog,
etc.
Particles rice, chalk, corn, dirt, dust, flour, grass, pepper, salt,
sand, sugar, wheat, etc.